US Places $7m Bounty on Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau
The US Department of State has announced a $7 million (N2.5 billion) reward to anyone that can provide credible information that will lead to the arrest of Boko Haram leader,…
10 Nigerian soldiers killed, 9 injured in deadly Boko Haram ambush
No fewer than 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said Thursday. Another…
Shekau declines governor Zulum’s call for peace, says the war is just starting
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau has taken on the governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum following the governor’s call on Boko Haram…
We did it: Boko Haram claims responsibility for fresh attacks in new video
The leader of one of two factions of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, claimed a series of attacks in northeast Nigeria in a video message obtained by AFP on…
Sickly Shekau appears in new video
Boko Haram factional leader Abubakar Shekau has re-emerged in a new video after a long absence that fuelled speculation about his health and ability to lead the Islamist militants. In…
Shekau is alive, he only broke his leg, says ex-Boko Haram commander
A 32-year-old former Boko Haram Commander, Rawana Goni, has appealed to the Nigerian military authorities to allow him make a phone call to the elusive leader, Abubakar Shekau and at…
Shekau disguises as woman in attempt to escape – Army
February 13, 2018 The Nigerian Army says credible information indicates that factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, now dresses as a woman in an effort to escape…